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Traditional horse and cart passing the Pagodas in Bagan
Traditional horse and cart passing the Pagodas in Bagan (Pagan), Myanmar (Burma), Asia
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Hot air balloons over the temples of Bagan
Hot air balloons over the temples of Bagan (Pagan), Myanmar (Burma), Asia
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Two young monk and traditional umbrellas
Two young monks and traditional umbrellas, Bagan (Pagan), Myanmar (Burma), Asia
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Temples of Bagan
Temples of Bagan (Pagan), Myanmar (Burma), Asia
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Burma (Union of Myanmar), Asia - 2011
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Arild Molstad / Rex Features ( 1297258e )
Travel To Burma: A Touch Of Freedom?
Has life become any easier for Burmese citizens? Has the recent "election" of a new government given reason for optimism?
Revisiting the country after almost a decade - and an encounter with Aung San Suu Kyi - leaves a mixed impression. Should we go there on holiday ?
Admittedly, a handful of well-stocked supermarkets in Yangon, some clubs and a few trendy restaurants were not there before. And after spending 15 out of the last 21 years in house arrest, "The Lady" is now free to move about. Nobody I met seemed to regret the generals' move to the countryside, after having built a grandiose monument to their own isolation in the brand new capital of Naypidaw, built at huge expense in a country remaining one of the world's poorest. There they comfortably reside, miles away and out of sight from the squalor and poverty to which they have sentenced their 50 million countrymen.
The November "election" did offer a few seats in the new parliament to a somewhat disorganised opposition, and in theory at least offers a forum for political dialogue - although the revised constitution guarantees the military continued power. Critics describe the new constitution as mere window dressing, camouflaging the regime's reluctance so far to engage in open public debate.
Regardless, little of this presents much hope to Yangon's homeless or the poor street hawkers and the merchants, still resigned to display their shoddy goods, cheap souvenirs and outdated magazines on the decrepit sidewalks of the city, plying their trade in the fumes from cars emitting grey clouds of exhaust - for those lucky enough to afford the scarce petrol. Nor does it change the lives of the rice farmers and oxcarts drivers in the countryside, or the destiny of women, hunched over small heaps of pebbles, fixing holes...
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Burma (Union of Myanmar), Asia - 2011
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Arild Molstad / Rex Features ( 1297258u )
Travel To Burma: A Touch Of Freedom?
Has life become any easier for Burmese citizens? Has the recent "election" of a new government given reason for optimism?
Revisiting the country after almost a decade - and an encounter with Aung San Suu Kyi - leaves a mixed impression. Should we go there on holiday ?
Admittedly, a handful of well-stocked supermarkets in Yangon, some clubs and a few trendy restaurants were not there before. And after spending 15 out of the last 21 years in house arrest, "The Lady" is now free to move about. Nobody I met seemed to regret the generals' move to the countryside, after having built a grandiose monument to their own isolation in the brand new capital of Naypidaw, built at huge expense in a country remaining one of the world's poorest. There they comfortably reside, miles away and out of sight from the squalor and poverty to which they have sentenced their 50 million countrymen.
The November "election" did offer a few seats in the new parliament to a somewhat disorganised opposition, and in theory at least offers a forum for political dialogue - although the revised constitution guarantees the military continued power. Critics describe the new constitution as mere window dressing, camouflaging the regime's reluctance so far to engage in open public debate.
Regardless, little of this presents much hope to Yangon's homeless or the poor street hawkers and the merchants, still resigned to display their shoddy goods, cheap souvenirs and outdated magazines on the decrepit sidewalks of the city, plying their trade in the fumes from cars emitting grey clouds of exhaust - for those lucky enough to afford the scarce petrol. Nor does it change the lives of the rice farmers and oxcarts drivers in the countryside, or the destiny of women, hunched over small heaps of pebbles, fixing holes...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/QAMYSNIPP
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Burma (Union of Myanmar), Asia - 2011
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Arild Molstad / Rex Features ( 1297258s )
Travel To Burma: A Touch Of Freedom?
Has life become any easier for Burmese citizens? Has the recent "election" of a new government given reason for optimism?
Revisiting the country after almost a decade - and an encounter with Aung San Suu Kyi - leaves a mixed impression. Should we go there on holiday ?
Admittedly, a handful of well-stocked supermarkets in Yangon, some clubs and a few trendy restaurants were not there before. And after spending 15 out of the last 21 years in house arrest, "The Lady" is now free to move about. Nobody I met seemed to regret the generals' move to the countryside, after having built a grandiose monument to their own isolation in the brand new capital of Naypidaw, built at huge expense in a country remaining one of the world's poorest. There they comfortably reside, miles away and out of sight from the squalor and poverty to which they have sentenced their 50 million countrymen.
The November "election" did offer a few seats in the new parliament to a somewhat disorganised opposition, and in theory at least offers a forum for political dialogue - although the revised constitution guarantees the military continued power. Critics describe the new constitution as mere window dressing, camouflaging the regime's reluctance so far to engage in open public debate.
Regardless, little of this presents much hope to Yangon's homeless or the poor street hawkers and the merchants, still resigned to display their shoddy goods, cheap souvenirs and outdated magazines on the decrepit sidewalks of the city, plying their trade in the fumes from cars emitting grey clouds of exhaust - for those lucky enough to afford the scarce petrol. Nor does it change the lives of the rice farmers and oxcarts drivers in the countryside, or the destiny of women, hunched over small heaps of pebbles, fixing holes...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/QAMYSNIPP
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Burma (Union of Myanmar), Asia - 2011
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Arild Molstad / Rex Features ( 1297258y )
Travel To Burma: A Touch Of Freedom?
Has life become any easier for Burmese citizens? Has the recent "election" of a new government given reason for optimism?
Revisiting the country after almost a decade - and an encounter with Aung San Suu Kyi - leaves a mixed impression. Should we go there on holiday ?
Admittedly, a handful of well-stocked supermarkets in Yangon, some clubs and a few trendy restaurants were not there before. And after spending 15 out of the last 21 years in house arrest, "The Lady" is now free to move about. Nobody I met seemed to regret the generals' move to the countryside, after having built a grandiose monument to their own isolation in the brand new capital of Naypidaw, built at huge expense in a country remaining one of the world's poorest. There they comfortably reside, miles away and out of sight from the squalor and poverty to which they have sentenced their 50 million countrymen.
The November "election" did offer a few seats in the new parliament to a somewhat disorganised opposition, and in theory at least offers a forum for political dialogue - although the revised constitution guarantees the military continued power. Critics describe the new constitution as mere window dressing, camouflaging the regime's reluctance so far to engage in open public debate.
Regardless, little of this presents much hope to Yangon's homeless or the poor street hawkers and the merchants, still resigned to display their shoddy goods, cheap souvenirs and outdated magazines on the decrepit sidewalks of the city, plying their trade in the fumes from cars emitting grey clouds of exhaust - for those lucky enough to afford the scarce petrol. Nor does it change the lives of the rice farmers and oxcarts drivers in the countryside, or the destiny of women, hunched over small heaps of pebbles, fixing holes...
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/QAMYSNIPP
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Burma - Apr 2011
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Rex Features ( 1371373aw )
Young female monk at Thatbyinnyu temple on the plains of Bagan, Burma
Burma - Apr 2011
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Burma - Apr 2011
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View from Shwegugyi temple on the plains of Bagan, Burma
Burma - Apr 2011
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Burma - Apr 2011
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Young female monks at Thatbyinnyu temple on the plains of Bagan, Burma
Burma - Apr 2011
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Burma - Apr 2011
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View from Shwegugyi temple on the plains of Bagan, Burma
Burma - Apr 2011
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Burma - Apr 2011
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Thatbyinnyu temple on the plains of Bagan, Burma
Burma - Apr 2011
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Burma - Apr 2011
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A monk praying at Shwegugyi temple on the plains of Bagan, Burma
Burma - Apr 2011
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Burma - Apr 2011
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Shwegugyi temple on the plains of Bagan, Burma
Burma - Apr 2011
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Burma - Apr 2011
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A young monk in front of Shwegugyi temple on the plains of Bagan, Burma
Burma - Apr 2011
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Burma - Apr 2011
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Shwegugyi temple on the planes of Bagan, Burma
Burma - Apr 2011
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Burma - Apr 2011
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A family of four on a scooter at Shwegugyi temple on the planes of Bagan, Burma
Burma - Apr 2011
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Burma - Apr 2011
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Htilominlo temple on the plains of Bagan, Burma
Burma - Apr 2011
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Burma - Apr 2011
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A horse drawn buggy and driver in Bagan, Burma. The horse is still very much used in everyday life for transporting people and goods.
Burma - Apr 2011
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Burma - Apr 2011
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A female road worker carrying stone as part of a road repair crew in Bagan, Burma
Burma - Apr 2011
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Burma - Apr 2011
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A male road worker carrying tar as part of a road repair crew in Bagan, Burma
Burma - Apr 2011
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Burma - Apr 2011
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A road repair crew at work in Bagan, Burma
Burma - Apr 2011
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Burma - Apr 2011
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Dhammayangyi Pahto temple on the plains of Bagan, Burma
Burma - Apr 2011
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Burma - Apr 2011
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The sun rises over ruins as seen from Shwesandaw Paya on the plains of Bagan, Burma
Burma - Apr 2011
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Burma - Apr 2011
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The sun rises over ruins as seen from Shwesandaw Paya on the plains of Bagan, Burma
Burma - Apr 2011
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Burma - Apr 2011
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The ruins as seen from Shwesandaw Paya on the plains of Bagan, Burma
Burma - Apr 2011
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Travel mix
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Myanmar, Bagan, Oxen pulling cart, Buddhist temples in background
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